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Sumer was the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and Kuwait) which is generally considered the cradle of civilization. The name comes from Akkadian, the language of the north of Mesopotamia, and means “land of the civilized kings”. The Sumerians called themselves “the black headed people” and their land, in cuneiform... [continue reading]

Imagine something that has never been thought of before. If one holds a book in one’s hands, one can imagine an e-book, a large-print book, a picture book, all kinds of books. But how does one imagine a book in a world where even the concept of a `book’ does not exist? Imagine a day without time. People live in time and time directs the course... [continue reading]

Syria is a country located in the Middle East on the shore of Mediterranean Sea and bordered, from the north down to the west, by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. It is one of the oldest inhabited regions in the world with archaeological finds dating the first human habitation at c. 700,000 years ago. The Dederiyeh Cave near Aleppo has produced a number... [continue reading]

This clay tablet mentions a survey of eleven fields with their dimensions and barley yields. Neo-Sumerian period, 2039 BCE, year eight in the reign of King Amar-Suen of Ur. From Mesopotamian, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).

Cover for "Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine." (Photo, courtesy of Nawal Nasrallah.) Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning "between two rivers") was an ancient region in the Near East, which corresponds roughly to present-day Iraq. Widely regarded as the "cradle of civilization," Mesopotamia should be more properly... [continue reading]